Corizon Health, Inc.

Fall on same level due to slipping - Fractures - HUTCHINSON, Kansas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Corizon Health, Inc. in HUTCHINSON, Kansas
Employer Corizon Health, Inc.
Address 500 Reformatory Street
City, State ZIP HUTCHINSON, Kansas 67501
Report ID 2016098798
Event Date September 16, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping
Source of Injury Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved
Secondary Source Liquids, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 621112
GPS Coordinates 38.04659, -97.91139

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Incident Narrative

An employee was walking on a wet cement sidewalk from the hall gate to the clinic about 50 yards away when he lost footing, fell in front of the maintenance building, and fractured his right femur.

Incident Summary

On September 16, 2016, a worker at Corizon Health, Inc. in HUTCHINSON, Kansas suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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